Word Meanings - OVERPROUD - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton.
Related words: (words related to OVERPROUD)
- PROUDLING
A proud or haughty person. Sylvester. - VICTORY
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of Ant: defeat. Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. God on our side, - PROUD
prout, prud, prut, AS. prut; akin to Icel. pruedhr stately, handsome, 1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as: Possessing or showing too great self-esteem; overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant; haughty; lordly; - OVERPROUD
Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory." Milton. - PROUDISH
Somewhat proud. Ash. - MILTONIAN
Miltonic. Lowell. - PROUDLY
In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily; arrogantly; boastfully. Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. Addison. - MILTONIC
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, Miltonic prose. - EXCEEDINGLY
To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly. It signifies more than very. - UNDULY
In an undue manner. - PROUDNESS
The quality of being proud; pride. Set aside all arrogancy and proudness. Latimer. - TOP-PROUD
Proud to the highest degree. "This top-proud fellow." Shak. - HAMILTON PERIOD
A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology. - WINTER-PROUD
Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. Holland. - MISPROUD
Viciously proud. Shak. - PLACE-PROUD
Proud of rank or office. Beau. & Fl. - PURSE-PROUD
Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of riches.